A new technique for quantitative bacterial assessment on burn wounds by modified dermabrasion

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-337

  Pallua, N ^b   Fuchs, P C ^b   Hafemann, B ^b   Volpel U ^b   Noah, M ^b   Lutticken R ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Burns; Dermabrasion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MONITORING; SKIN ABRASION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032771933     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1998.0594     Document Type: Article

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